The first American woman to travel to space died Monday, July 23, 2012, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, People magazine reports. Dr. Sally Ride was 61. A statement on Ride’s website said: "Sally lived her life to the…
"Fringe" creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have had their latest project picked up by Fox, reports Entertainment Weekly. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," an adaptation of the story of Ichabod Crane, was granted a put-pilot commitment by the network….
Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington will receive $20 million to play a character based on the CBS crime drama "The Equalizer," reports Deadline.com. The series ran on CBS from 1985-89 with Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former British operative…
A veteran TV and movie screenwriter, director and producer who served as president of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Writers Guild-West has died, Deadline.com reports. Frank Pierson was 87. “Gentlemanly yet ornery, meticulous yet…
DreamWorks Animation SKG announced today that it will acquire Classic Media, a company that possesses the Golden Books library as well as legendary characters including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Where’s Waldo?, Lassie, the Lone Ranger, George of the Jungle and…
Fox has confirmed a high-profile celebrity who will be joining the judging panel for “American Idol” during the show’s upcoming season. USA Today reports that the job has officially gone to pop star Mariah Carey. We reported this morning that…
After reports that Michael Jackson’s 82-year-old mother Katherine Jackson had disappeared, it was confirmed this morning that she is safe and sound with family in Arizona, reports ABC News. The family matriarch is resting and "safe with family members," an…
Fox has announced its decision to bring back an unscripted show, Deadline.com reports. Coming back for a fourth season will be Gordon Ramsay’s "MasterChef." In a release, Fox’s head of alternative Mike Darnell said, “Gordon and the producers really took…
One of the fixtures of past seasons of NBC’s “The Office” will appear again during the show’s upcoming ninth season, reports New York Magazine. Actress Mindy Kaling, who plays Kelly Kapoor, is out of the lineup as far as full…
ABC rode its “Bachelorette” finale and “After the Final Rose” post-mortem to a huge win against soft competition in Sunday night’s Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The two-hour “Bachelorette” closer at 8 p.m. scored a 3.0 average rating in the key…